As an IT admin, it is often difficult to explain what you do with a simple answer. Your job is not simple or one-dimensional; system administration is merely the tip of the iceberg. You manage networks, storage arrays and servers … Continue reading
While nice on paper, chargeback and showback present complicated challenges for virtualization- and cloud-based data centers. To successfully implement these concepts, organizations must carefully evaluate their company-wide and IT objectives. First, you need to determine if you are looking to simply report … Continue reading
Lately, we hear about “cloud” everything. But the cloud is forming, it is available today. I admit, it is still in it’s infancy, but you need to be thinking about the impact it will have on business and IT. How … Continue reading
There is a lot of talk about virtualization and cloud computing, and too much effort is spent to link the two. With so many virtualization vendors releasing a flurry of cloud-related technologies, and forming cloud-centric partnerships, the emphasis is understandable. … Continue reading